Nonstop flight route between Figari, Corsica, France and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°30'7"N by 9°5'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W)
Distance from FSC to FBK:
4,981.96 miles (8,017.67 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FSC Airport Information
- FBK Airport Information
- Facts about FSC
- Facts about FBK
- Map of Nearest Airports to FSC
- List of Nearest Airports to FSC
- Map of Furthest Airports from FSC
- List of Furthest Airports from FSC
- Map of Nearest Airports to FBK
- List of Nearest Airports to FBK
- Map of Furthest Airports from FBK
- List of Furthest Airports from FBK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), Figari, Corsica, France and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,982 miles (or 8,018 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) and Ladd Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSC / LFKF |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Figari, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'7"N by 9°5'48"E |
| Area Served: | Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Ajaccio et de la Corse du Sud |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSC |
| More Information: | FSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
| More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC):
- The closest airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) is Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of FSC.
- In addition to being known as "Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport)", another name for FSC is "Aéroport Figari-Sud Corse".
- Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (meaning Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
- By the end of the war, 7,926 aircraft were ferried though Ladd Field.
- Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alaska's transportation infrastructure at the time was so limited and the problem of military supply so acute, it also made sense to concentrate the bases along existing supply lines near Anchorage and Fairbanks.
- The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.85 miles (52.86 km) NNW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |     |
| 2 | 47.87 miles (77.03 km) SSE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 3 | 72.40 miles (116.52 km) NNW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 4 | 73.45 miles (118.20 km) SW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 5 | 75.08 miles (120.84 km) NNE | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 104.80 miles (168.67 km) NNE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 7 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) SSE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 8 | 133.37 miles (214.64 km) NE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 9 | 155.53 miles (250.30 km) S | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 10 | 163.52 miles (263.15 km) E | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 11 | 163.77 miles (263.56 km) NE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 12 | 164.51 miles (264.76 km) NNE | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 13 | 175.72 miles (282.79 km) NNW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 14 | 177.47 miles (285.61 km) NNW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 15 | 177.97 miles (286.42 km) NW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,112.76 miles (19,493.55 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.71 miles (19,018.71 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,779.79 miles (18,957.68 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,744.37 miles (18,900.68 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,737.06 miles (18,888.91 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,728.96 miles (18,875.89 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,724.09 miles (18,868.05 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,719.94 miles (18,861.38 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,703.09 miles (18,834.25 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,701.67 miles (18,831.97 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,697.02 miles (18,824.48 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,693.28 miles (18,818.46 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,680.73 miles (18,798.27 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,664.03 miles (18,771.39 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,654.20 miles (18,755.57 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.28 miles (11.71 km) WSW | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 19.23 miles (30.95 km) SE | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 47.54 miles (76.51 km) WSW | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 55.55 miles (89.39 km) WNW | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 78.44 miles (126.24 km) SE | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) SE | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 85.66 miles (137.86 km) SSW | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) WNW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 89.42 miles (143.90 km) W | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 91.39 miles (147.07 km) NNW | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 96.58 miles (155.43 km) ENE | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 97.99 miles (157.70 km) ENE | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 98.83 miles (159.05 km) NW | Five Mile Airport (FMC) | Five Mile, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 104.78 miles (168.63 km) ESE | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 105.51 miles (169.81 km) N | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,286.15 miles (16,553.91 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,265.55 miles (16,520.76 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,262.90 miles (16,516.49 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,230.98 miles (16,465.13 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,226.87 miles (16,458.51 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.13 miles (16,304.44 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,087.50 miles (16,234.22 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,016.83 miles (16,120.48 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,011.35 miles (16,111.66 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,006.60 miles (16,104.01 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,005.78 miles (16,102.70 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,003.82 miles (16,099.55 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,002.65 miles (16,097.66 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,983.62 miles (16,067.03 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,975.91 miles (16,054.63 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |